India offers two different rates of deduction on its most popular tax incentive scheme (also known as the 80G scheme), 50 per cent and 100 per cent, depending on the recipient
The government is considering changing the definition of "death" in the law on organ transplants
Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued with Russia and China over who should pay. Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that Afghanistan faces multiple crises -- humanitarian, economic, climate, hunger and financial. Conflict, poverty, climate shocks and food insecurity have long been a sad reality in Afghanistan, but he said what makes the current situation so critical is the halt to large-scale development aid since the Taliban takeover a year ago. More than half the Afghan population -- some 24 million people -- need assistance and close to 19 million are facing acute levels of food insecurity, Griffiths said. And we worry that the figures will soon become worse because winter weather will send already high fuel and food ..
According to The Sunday Times', Prince Charles met with the Al Qaeda founder's half-brother Bakr in London and allegedly agreed to accept GBP 1 million
The Gates Foundation plans to raise its annual budget by 50% over pre-pandemic levels to about $9 billion by 2026.
The corpus will be administered by the Adani Foundation
The WMF began accepting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum donations in 2014
The Foreign Ministry said the AstraZeneca vaccines would be transferred in the coming weeks
Obama foundation said it received $100 million. Separately on Monday, NYU Langone Health said it has received a $166 million gift from Bezos and his family.
One of the key points to note while accounting for these investments made from April to July is that a deduction once claimed in FY20 on an investment made, cannot be claimed again for FY21
Singh also named some Chinese companies which have made donation to the PM-CARES (Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund
GiveIndia is also looking to partner with online consumer companies and brands to make contributions more convenient
Some of the products or platforms may not be flexible; thus, due-diligence is a must